Tax Talk
Planning Lessons from William Faulkner
Why did the rocket scientists who designed the space shuttle choose to make its solid rocket boosters smaller than they really wanted?... Read More
Unintended Consequences
This week, we celebrate the 247th anniversary of America’s Declaration of Independence—a milestone of human imagination and courage. The... Read More
AI Fails to Predict…The Future?
If you had “Russian uprising” and “Titanic-related disaster” on your 2023 bingo card, congratulations! You’re either a time... Read More
Tax Whack-a-Mole
Our beloved internal revenue code currently runs 4,968 pages. That’s a lot of fingers and toes! But you can reduce the whole exercise to... Read More
The More Things Change
Dealing with bureaucracy is rarely easy and never fun. Back in the 1980s, future NBA Hall of Famer Karl Malone earned the nickname “the... Read More
What’s Tax Got to Do with It?
Tina Turner’s death last month at age 83 leaves an enormous hole in the soul of rock and roll. Turner cut her first record in 1958 on her... Read More
Flying Friendlier Skies
In 1748, Benjamin Franklin published an essay called “Advice to a Young Tradesman,” where he wrote, “Remember that time is money.”... Read More
Check Your Speed
Here in these United States, tax policy rests on the notion that tax rates should rise with income, so those who earn more pay a greater... Read More